How To Make Your First $1 Online

Justin Welsh tweeted back in November…

Today, my little one-person business crossed $3M in revenue. It took 1,187 days, I ran zero ads & operate at a 94% margin.

Justin started off by building an audience on LinkedIn…

I shared my thoughts & observations about building a SaaS unicorn as the CRO.

(Seems that 🦄 was PatientPop, a healthcare SaaS that reached a $1 billion valuation last year.)

Justin then monetized his audience, first via consulting, then mainly with paid courses.

His revenue breakdown…

Products:  $1.54M
Consulting: $1.17M
Community: $130k
MRR: $84k
Sponsorships: $76k

Another tweet from Justin…

There are 4,950,000,000 internet-connected people.

If you can find 4 each day to pay you $70, you have a $100k business.

It’s definitely not easy, but also not as daunting as you think.

In a related post, he shares a simple 4-step plan to make your first $1 online 👇

1. Talk to people to understand their common problems
2. Grow a small audience around solving that problem
3. Build a small email list of interested people
4. Use the easiest, cheapest, most familiar tech stack

#1 on that list is seriously underrated and underutilized.

So if you go do it, you’ll stand out and give yourself a big advantage.

Justin again…

Look at the skills you have picked up over the course of your life and professional career.

What can you help people achieve? Who is 2-3 years behind you on their journey?

Find those people and talk to them!

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